Recently Clare caught up with Blake to learn more about St. Helena, and how this Australian from Byron Bay comes to be making cheese on the Waveney fenlands of north Suffolk.
A trip across The Channel may be tricky at the moment but enjoying a glass of Domaine du Grand Mayne wine can bring flavours of their French vineyard to your cheese board. Recently I was delighted to receive a mixed case of Grand Mayne wine to enjoy with some British favourites from our Slate wall of cheese.
Our October trio brings a celebration of autumn to your cheese board, with a selection of cheeses that evokes the colours, tastes and sounds of the new season: vibrant pumpkin orange, earthy mushroom flavours and crunchy leaves underfoot!
Our September Cheesemonger's Special Selection is a classic trio of British artisan cheese, offering balance, textures and cheese styles. Katie our wine partner at Heritage Wines, has pairing suggestions for each one to best enhance its unique qualities.
With all the new quarantine rules, possibility of travel to Europe feels like it's fading fast. Instead, bring a taste of Alpine mountains and Mediterranean sunshine to your cheese board with our August Cheesemonger's Special Selection. In this blog we are delighted to share with you pairing suggestions chosen to enhance the beautiful flavours of these European favourites.
With holidays abroad a little trickier than usual, this month we are celebrating staycations by the Suffolk seaside with three of our favourite East Anglian cheeses, all with a Continental twist. Katie from Heritage Wines has the perfect wines matches for these local cheeses made to a French-inspired recipe.
Our wine partners at Heritage Wines have been nibbling their way through the June Cheesemonger's Selection which showcases three of our favourite British 'Territorial' cheeses.
Throughout the current crisis caused by COVID-19, here at Slate we have been keen to play our part in supporting Britain's small cheese makers and dairy farmers. We have been championing the incredible cheeses made across Britain and promoting the flow of artisan cheese from farms to you, the nation's cheese lovers. However as lockdown lingers on, it's time to do more.
The blue skies and sunny days of late have put us in the mood for summer picnics and fresh goat's cheese. Our May Cheesemonger's Special Selection is a celebration of three delectable British goat's cheeses. We shared this trio with our wine partner, Katie Goodchild of Heritage Wines, for pairing suggestions that bring joy to your cheeseboard over the coming Bank Holiday weekends.
Katie from Heritage Wines UK handpicks every bottle offered in their collection. Not only is Katie passionate about this country's growing wine industry, she is an enthusiastic foodie with a particular soft spot for cheese - the perfect person to bring us wine pairing suggestions for the Slate wall of cheese!
Are you a 2020 bride? Do you have cheese plans for your celebrations? Here at Slate we provide a range of options for wedding cheese and we are bursting with advice on how to build a stunning tower of cheese, which will also taste incredible!
From the west of Ireland, Coolea is a rich and creamy cheese made to an old Dutch Gouda recipe by the Willems family on their mountain farm. Matured for twelve months it is beginning to develop buttery flavours with notes of caramel. Coolea has a smooth, close texture which firms with age as it also deepens in colour. It is covered in a thick yellow wax rind which must be removed before eating.
